ok, so a working week away from Kville. Nat had a conference to attend and Jeff was captive in the hotel, attempting to work...at least he was able to wander the streets at lunch time, suffering through the wonderful food Quebec City has to offer...Nat, well she got egg salad sandwiches with the crusts cut off and tepid coffee. We'd made a promise to each other that we would stick to the training schedule this week no matter what the imposed corporate schedules had in store. As colleagues were headed to the bar, Nat headed to the room to get all [View Full Entry]

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Jeff and I agree... the most commonly heard reaction by people who hear about our planned adventure... "you're crazy". Tell you, I wish we were. It might just make the daily reality of our training, the logistical planning, that little thing called your "real day job", the ever omnipresent running of a household and child minding seem a little less daunting at times. Especially at 05:30 a.m. when the alarm sounds and Jeff and I have a lottery going for who gets to circuit train at the gym first as opposed to getting to spend an extra 20 minutes in bed... [View Full Entry]

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No hindsight for twenty twenty at this stage but so far this is what we anticipate in a naive and dreamlike at best Hollywood meets Outward bound scenario: Day one...Siem Reap to Beng Mela temple (or close) The mileage for day one has us a bit spooked. Sixty-five KM may not be all that long to some but we are thinking that we need to keep the mileage closer to a 40-50km/day range. We will spend what is left of the daylight seeing what was once a resting location for kings traveling from Angkor Wat to the Great Preah Khan. Dinner [View Full Entry]

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The history..... Earlier this year, after an exceptionally long and hot run, sitting on the kitchen floor, drinking water and trying to cool off, we started talking about how important water was to us and our ability to run. Well, that conversation, timed with a particular song, whose words include ‘Each day’s a gift and not a given right….If today was your last day….could you say goodbye to yesterday…’ reminded me of a comment I’d heard and experienced in Cambodia in Oct 2009. ‘Even though there is access to a lot of water, much of it is [View Full Entry]

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A day that could not have been predicted…. All this, brings me to today, October 28. Another call with Ray to talk about logistics, training, mental strategies, food and all things that you worry about when you think about running a marathon a day for 6 days. More discussions about water capture and drilling technology, what might work in Cambodia, how to make this sustainable and things that would have never crossed my mind in the past. Ray, many, many thanks for all the help, insight, and support! Good luck to you and the team in Siberia! Just as I hung [View Full Entry]

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Nat here.... Jeff told one part of the story. How do you describe in a few words a journey that began over a year ago, saw us log hundreds upon hundreds of hours running, walking and sometimes hobbling in all weather, from bogs to deserts, over rocks and through water in temperatures that would grill an egg or make you Walt Disney’s best cryogenic tank buddy should you stop moving for only a few minutes. We are the lucky ones. The kitchen discussion to Nickleback’s songs gave us the seed goal for the adventure, to bring one filter, to try and [View Full Entry]

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